Conservatoire de Paris

The Paris Conservatory ( Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris, CNSMDP, or earlier Conservatoire National de Musique et de Declamation ) has played a central role in the development of French and Western European music. It was founded in 1795.

History

The Paris Conservatoire was founded by the decree of January 3, 1784 under the then name École Royale de Chant et de Déclamtion ( Royal School of Singing and Declamation ) and initially served the promotion of young talent for opera singing. Director of this institute was the composer François -Joseph Gossec, the Italian opera composer Niccolò Piccinni taught in singing. Another institution was founded as the École de Musique Municipale in 1792 to train the instrumentalists of the National Guard. Already on November 8, 1793 both schools were merged and renamed as part of the revolution in the Institut National de Musique. Its present name Conservatoire National de Musique received it in 1995 by a board of musicians François -Joseph Gossec, Mehul and Cherubini, who was directed by Bernard Sarrette. The previous schools have been merged here.

On October 22, 1796 the Conservatory moved to the building of the former Ecole royale de chant et de declamation one. The teaching staff of this house belonged as a consequence the best musicians in France. First, the training in the instrumental area was particularly favored by strings and harpsichord players. Thus, the Conservatory has earned the reputation of a particular school of violin playing internationally, which is connected with the name of his violin professor Rodolphe Kreutzer. Beethoven wrote his famous Kreutzer Sonata for him.

From 1800 Sarrette was the sole director. The teaching program has been expanded to provide training in the Komische Oper, the Italian theater and the French comedy. 1808, Mr. François -Antoine Habeneck the orchestra of students into life, with which he in France aufführte Beethoven symphonies, for example, for the first time.

Grand Prix de Rome

A coveted award of the Institute is to create at state expense with the obligation compositions of the Grand Prix de Rome, a three-year period of study in Italy. The evidence adduced and award-winning compositions are preserved in the library of the Conservatoire. The Prix de Rome was only from 1908 also approved for women.

Aspects of the history

Male and female students were equal in the choice of subjects and there were no restrictions for female students. Already in 1795 were - at that time still an absolute exception - two professors appointed: For piano Hélène de Montgeroult and solfege ( singing technique ) Louise Rey.

New rooms today

In 1990, after a six-year construction period, the new rooms of the conservatory were inaugurated at the Cité de la musique then under construction. The university is now attended by over 1,200 students, the 350 teachers in nine departments ( départements ) are taught.

Chronology who assists people

Other well-known teachers and students

  • Maurice André ( trumpet)
  • Ernest Boulanger
  • Léo Delibes
  • George Enescu
  • Georges Jouatte (vocals )
  • Théodore Lack (piano)
  • Olivier Latry (organ)
  • Jules Mazellier
  • Adolphe Sax
  • Augustin Savard
  • Paul Dukas
  • Jeanne Demessieux
  • Stéphane Denève
  • Théodore Dubois
  • Paul Dukas
  • Christophe Dumaux
  • Marcel Dupré
  • Marie -Madeleine Duruflé
  • Maurice Duruflé
  • Rolande Falcinelli
  • César Franck
  • Jean -Louis Florentz
  • Rémi Geniet
  • Jean -Jacques Grunenwald
  • Charles Gounod
  • Gérard Grisey
  • Gabriel Grovlez
  • Jean Guillou
  • Reynaldo Hahn

Organ

The Conservatory is an organ of the Austrian company Rieger organ building from 1991, which was overhauled and expanded in 2002.

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